Weather Records on 30 September 1985

1,892 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 30 September 1985. Highest significance: Bertrand, US.

Key Facts for 30 September 1985

On 30 September 1985, 1,892 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
170 were record highs and 1,159 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 333 monthly and 1,557 daily.
Bertrand set a monthly record daily snowfall of 20.3 cm (8.0 in) on 30 September 1985.
Across 161 earlier years (1806 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 431 records.

Record Map

1,892 stations

1,892 station records on 30 September 1985 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 30 September 1985: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Bertrand	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	78 of 100 (Major)
Phillipsburg 1 SSE	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	74 of 100 (Major)
David City 4E	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	72 of 100 (Major)
Marlin	United States	Record daily precipitation	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
La Venta Cuajimalpa	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	142.0 mm (5.6 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Fairmont	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Superior	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.9 cm (4.3 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Natoma	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Lenora Coop	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Weslaco	United States	Record daily precipitation	215.9 mm (8.5 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Hebron	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Jewell	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Bradshaw	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Beaver City	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Mercedes 6 SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	130.0 mm (5.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
St Joseph 3 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Clovis 13 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Ponte Do Souza	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	40.3 mm (1.6 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Volta Redonda	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Nitta Yuma	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Falfurrias	United States	Record daily precipitation	110.5 mm (4.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Minden	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Polk	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Hewitt	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Liberty	United States	Record daily precipitation	134.6 mm (5.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Kaawaloa 29	United States	Record daily precipitation	95.5 mm (3.8 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Las Animas	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Sugarloaf Rsvr	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Culbertson	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
McAllen	United States	Record daily precipitation	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Jalacingo	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	179.8 mm (7.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Grinnell 3 SW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Carrollton	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
La Grange	United States	Record daily precipitation	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Lhasa	China	Record daily precipitation	29.3 mm (1.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Corning	United States	Record low maximum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Covert	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Onward	United States	Record daily precipitation	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Chama	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-8.9 C (16.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Corsicana	United States	Record daily precipitation	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Cuero	United States	Record daily precipitation	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Gagnoa	Cote D'Ivoire	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Ness City	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Biloxi	United States	Record daily precipitation	134.6 mm (5.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Zelinda	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	50.2 mm (2.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Santander Centro	Spain	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Leroy 5 WSW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Wakeeney	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Ashland #2	United States	Record low maximum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Oxford	United Kingdom	Record high maximum temperature	26.4 C (79.5 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Natchitoches	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Two Harbors	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Beaver City	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Fairbury 7S	United States	Record low maximum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Madison	United States	Record low maximum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Kingsville	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Sonora	United States	Record low maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Corinne	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Lufkin Angelina Co AP	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Abilene	United States	Record low maximum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,892 records

Records set or tied on 30 September 1985 by type: Highest daily maximum 104, Lowest daily maximum 645, Highest daily minimum 66, Lowest daily minimum 514, Heaviest daily rainfall 450, Heaviest daily snowfall 50, Deepest snow cover 63.

Records on 30 September 1985 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	104
Lowest daily maximum	645
Highest daily minimum	66
Lowest daily minimum	514
Heaviest daily rainfall	450
Heaviest daily snowfall	50
Deepest snow cover	63

Records on 30 September 1985 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 333, daily 1,557.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,559 broken records

Margins by which the 1,559 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 203.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

30 September 1985

Top 20 records on 30 September 1985 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
30 September 1985	Bertrand, US	monthly snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	73 years	78 of 100 (Major)
30 September 1985	Phillipsburg 1 SSE, US	monthly snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	85 years	74 of 100 (Major)
30 September 1985	David City 4E, US	monthly snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	96 years	72 of 100 (Major)
30 September 1985	Marlin, US	daily rain	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	83 years	67 of 100 (Major)
30 September 1985	La Venta Cuajimalpa, MX	all-time rain	142.0 mm (5.6 in)	53.4 mm (2.1 in)	8 years	65 of 100 (Major)
30 September 1985	Fairmont, US	monthly snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	80 years	63 of 100 (Major)
30 September 1985	Superior, US	monthly snowfall	10.9 cm (4.3 in)	10.9 cm (4.3 in)	71 years	61 of 100 (Major)
30 September 1985	Natoma, US	monthly snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	71 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
30 September 1985	Lenora Coop, US	monthly snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	13.7 cm (5.4 in)	44 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
30 September 1985	Weslaco, US	daily rain	215.9 mm (8.5 in)	189.5 mm (7.5 in)	34 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
30 September 1985	Hebron, US	monthly snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	84 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
30 September 1985	Jewell, US	monthly snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	80 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
30 September 1985	Bradshaw, US	monthly snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	80 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
30 September 1985	Beaver City, US	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	91 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
30 September 1985	Mercedes 6 SSE, US	daily rain	130.0 mm (5.1 in)	106.6 mm (4.2 in)	14 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
30 September 1985	St Joseph 3 N, US	daily rain	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	70 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
30 September 1985	Clovis 13 N, US	daily rain	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	26 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
30 September 1985	Ponte Do Souza, BR	daily rain	40.3 mm (1.6 in)	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	39 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
30 September 1985	Volta Redonda, BR	daily rain	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	36.9 mm (1.5 in)	24 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
30 September 1985	Nitta Yuma, US	daily rain	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	83 years	49 of 100 (Notable)

Significance is a score from 0 to 100 combining margin, the age of the old record and the length of the station's record. How it is computed.

The Same Date in Other Years

1806 to 1985

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1806 to 1985. 1985 had 1,892 records.

Counts for years before the ledger starts come from the same station rules.

Records on 09-30 in each year
Year	Records
1806	1
1813	1
1817	1
1819	2
1834	1
1841	1
1842	1
1847	1
1853	1
1854	1
1855	1
1861	1
1862	1
1866	1
1868	2
1869	3
1870	1
1874	1
1877	1
1878	1
1881	5
1883	2
1885	1
1886	3
1887	1
1888	4
1889	1
1892	2
1893	3
1894	8
1895	5
1896	2
1897	3
1898	3
1899	12
1900	4
1901	11
1902	7
1903	9
1904	14
1905	25
1906	14
1907	16
1908	18
1909	10
1910	5
1911	47
1912	47
1913	10
1914	33
1915	84
1916	209
1917	19
1918	45
1919	28
1920	71
1921	61
1922	71
1923	183
1924	243
1925	211
1926	194
1927	486
1928	560
1929	181
1930	110
1931	225
1932	363
1933	437
1934	398
1935	209
1936	432
1937	417
1938	428
1939	371
1940	316
1941	482
1942	405
1943	404
1944	369
1945	889
1946	320
1947	433
1948	267
1949	366
1950	731
1951	597
1952	504
1953	1,136
1954	1,059
1955	406
1956	350
1957	663
1958	442
1959	1,159
1960	161
1961	618
1962	202
1963	818
1964	332
1965	459
1966	592
1967	859
1968	449
1969	465
1970	334
1971	1,359
1972	676
1973	407
1974	742
1975	686
1976	775
1977	870
1978	399
1979	479
1980	832
1981	688
1982	806
1983	1,102
1984	1,267
1985	1,892
1986	1,805
1987	649
1988	453
1989	713
1990	665
1991	949
1992	980
1993	988
1994	816
1995	1,061
1996	1,396
1997	729
1998	1,206
1999	1,144
2000	887
2001	699
2002	677
2003	1,079
2004	573
2005	761
2006	617
2007	841
2008	585
2009	826
2010	1,059
2011	1,258
2012	637
2013	634
2014	529
2015	997
2016	746
2017	404
2018	717
2019	2,192
2020	554
2021	823
2022	563
2023	1,012
2024	948
2025	559
2026	529

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Data for records on 1985-09-30: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.

Sources: Source: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Global Historical Climatology Network Daily (GHCN-Daily). Records are computed by World Extreme Weather Monitor and are not official NOAA products. (US Government open data (NOAA NCEI)) Made with Natural Earth. Public domain map data. Borders are Natural Earth's de facto depiction. Data as of 2026-10-17 (17 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

Data as of 2026-10-16. Last revised 16 October 2026 (2026-10-16).

Margin	Records
0 to 50	1,465
50 to 100	66
100 to 150	23
150 to 200	4
200 to 250	1